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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="2-105" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Health" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary shall establish general policy for, and adopt standards to promote and guide the development of, the physical and mental health services of this State and its subdivisions.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary is responsible for the health interests of the people of this State and shall supervise generally the administration of the health laws of this State and its subdivisions.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary shall adopt and revise as necessary a State health improvement plan that includes the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A description of the components that should comprise the health care system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The goals and policies for Maryland’s health care system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Identification of unmet needs and excess services for facilities and services not regulated by the certificate of need program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An assessment of the financial resources required and available for the health care system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
